FERNO Solutions for EMS
FERNO is the global leader in pre-hospital emergency care solutions, serving emergency services, fire rescue, mortuary, industrial safety, police, and the United States military. FERNO serves more than 100 countries and has partnered with EMS customers, caregivers, safety and regulatory agencies, and customers globally to create a new vision for the delivery of emergency care. FERNO is committed to modernizing EMS systems through the creation of integrated products that maximize the delivery of care while heightening safety for caregivers and patients.
Increased Efficiency and Safety: Discover high-quality, reliable, and streamlined solutions that increase your efficiency and keep both you and your patients safe in any situation.
A Legacy of Quality: FERNO has been creating EMS equipment since 1955, improving today’s go-to EMS solutions and uncovering new, better ideas for tomorrow.
Innovation Driven By Experience: As the leading global provider of emergency care solutions, they’ve put their decades of experience to work for you, innovating products to transform the delivery of emergency care. Through it all, they’ve maintained their commitment to helping medics and EMS agencies deliver the very best emergency care.
Solutions Informed by EMS Professionals: FERNO has partnered with EMS professionals and innovators from all over the world to develop equipment that enhances protection and performance for all your EMS operations.
Featured FERNO Products
The POWER X1 Ambulance Cot offers more power, stability, maneuverability, and speed than any competitive powered cot.
With an unassisted lift capacity of 700 lb, the POWER X1 is the ultimate solution for both everyday and bariatric transport. Its industry-leading battery technology provides high-powered, reliable performance on every call. The POWER X1 is cross-compatible, as it can be used with a range of cot fastening systems—including both FERNO and Stryker solutions.
Everyday operations in EMS—like transferring patients or loading and unloading cots from an ambulance—put tremendous strain on the backs of EMS professionals.
The iNX Integrated Patient Transport & Loading System is the only system designed to enhance the safety of both patients and EMS professionals by effectively eliminating lifting. Now EMS professionals can lift, lower, load, and unload with the push of a button, taking the strain off of their backs
The Transcend® Stair Chair provides maximum safety when transporting a patient down stairs. Its improved options and features carry patient loads of up to 550 pounds. The chair and track system carry the weight, increasing patient safety and reducing operator fatigue and risk of injury.
The PRO F1 Universal Cot Fastener is the first truly SAE-compliant cross-compatible cot fastener.
It is designed for use with the FERNO POWER X1, Stryker Power-PRO™* XT, and Stryker Performance-PRO™* XT ambulance cots. With the PRO F1, you can easily exchange cots between the vehicles in your fleet as needed, knowing that they will be safely secured in compliance with worldwide crash-test standards.
The POWER X1 Ambulance Cot offers more power, stability, maneuverability, and speed than any competitive powered cot.
With an unassisted lift capacity of 700 lb, the POWER X1 is the ultimate solution for both everyday and bariatric transport. Its industry-leading battery technology provides high-powered, reliable performance on every call. The POWER X1 is cross-compatible, as it can be used with a range of cot fastening systems—including both FERNO and Stryker solutions.
Everyday operations in EMS—like transferring patients or loading and unloading cots from an ambulance—put tremendous strain on the backs of EMS professionals.
The iNX Integrated Patient Transport & Loading System is the only system designed to enhance the safety of both patients and EMS professionals by effectively eliminating lifting. Now EMS professionals can lift, lower, load, and unload with the push of a button, taking the strain off of their backs
The Transcend® Stair Chair provides maximum safety when transporting a patient down stairs. Its improved options and features carry patient loads of up to 550 pounds. The chair and track system carry the weight, increasing patient safety and reducing operator fatigue and risk of injury.
The PRO F1 Universal Cot Fastener is the first truly SAE-compliant cross-compatible cot fastener.
It is designed for use with the FERNO POWER X1, Stryker Power-PRO™* XT, and Stryker Performance-PRO™* XT ambulance cots. With the PRO F1, you can easily exchange cots between the vehicles in your fleet as needed, knowing that they will be safely secured in compliance with worldwide crash-test standards.
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